April 19, 2024

Another landslide strikes in the Kootenays

Another mudslide has just struck in the Kootenays.  Frances Maika is with the Central Kootenay Regional District Emergency Operations Centre.  "What we know right now that there has been a slide that has affected the Lookout road area near Thrums BC which is near highway 3A towards Castlegar."  Maika says there are homes in the … [Read more...]

Weather no help on Day 4 of search for missing in Kootenays slide

A thunderstorm warning threatens the rescue efforts in a remote village in the Kootenays to find four missing people after Thursday’s landslide. Bill Macpherson with the regional district says about 70 people are working right now in Johnsons Landing – search and rescue crews, police, spotters, geotechnicians and more. "Their focus is … [Read more...]

ID released of a man killed when a bridge swept away in the Kootenays

The man killed when a bridge was swept away by flooding near Nelson on Saturday has been identified.  Edward Posnikoff was 72 years old and from Crescent Valley.  A family member watched him fall into the water when the bridge collapsed over Goose creek.  His body was recovered Sunday. CKNW Vancouver News … [Read more...]